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The Inevitability of Mortality and the Futility of Worldly Pursuits in Attar's Mokhtar Nameh (Chapter 44, Poem 32)

In Chapter 44, Poem 32 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet reflects on the transience of life and the inescapable reality of death. The speaker acknowledges that the 'old world' will never become new, implying that the fundamental laws of mortality remain unchangeable and earthly affairs rarely unfold according to human desires. Addressing the Cupbearer (Saqi), the poet emphasizes that regardless of whether one receives the wine of life's consolations, every individual is destined to 'sink down' into the earth. The poem serves as a philosophical reminder to detach from worldly ambitions, as death is the ultimate and unavoidable equalizer.

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